Kyiv begins to receive a stable electricity supply, says Ukrainian energy company.
The head of the Ukrainian energy company points out that it will be difficult to predict how the equipment used to distribute energy will function with low temperatures and increased consumption.
Sputnik - The head of the Ukrainian energy company YASNO celebrates the resumption of electricity, but points out that it will be difficult to predict how the equipment used to distribute energy will function with low temperatures and increased consumption.
Kyiv began receiving stable volumes of electricity on Tuesday (27), distributed evenly through temporary grid reconnection schemes. The information was given by the head of the Ukrainian energy company YASNO (D. Solutions), Sergei Kovalenko.
"Kiev is receiving stable amounts of electricity. Of course, with limitations, but stable. This is the first piece of good news. These volumes are being distributed evenly through temporary grid reconnection schemes. This is the second piece of good news," Kovalenko said on social media.
"At this time, it is difficult to predict how the equipment will function with low temperatures and increased consumption," said Kovalenko, adding that "fortunately, there will be temperatures above zero in the New Year."
Earlier, the deputy head of the Kyiv city administration, Pyotr Panteleiev, said that the Ukrainian capital would be operating under an emergency power outage mode during the winter.
"The situation remains difficult. Restoration work continues, but restrictions and blackouts, mainly of an emergency nature, are still occurring, and we will live under these conditions during the winter; we must understand this," said Panteleiev.
The Ukrainian company D.TEK, which controls YASNO, previously stated that power outages continue to occur in Kyiv, with energy companies struggling to stabilize voltage in the Ukrainian capital's power grids for more than a week.
Power plants across Ukraine were targeted by Russia starting on October 10th, in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure and the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula to mainland Russia.
Russian attacks have targeted power infrastructure, the defense industry, military command, and communications facilities across Ukraine. Since then, air raid warnings have been issued daily in Ukrainian regions, sometimes nationwide.
Following another series of attacks on November 15, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that about 50% of Ukraine's power infrastructure had been damaged. Authorities urged people to reduce their electricity use and resorted to continuous blackouts.